falsum
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
falsum (uncountable)
- (logic) An arbitrary contradiction, denoted ⊥.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive, trick”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfal.sum/, [ˈfäɫ̪s̠ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfal.sum/, [ˈfälsum]
Noun edit
falsum n (genitive falsī); second declension
- An untruth, falsehood, fraud, deceit, lie; forgery.
- Ex falso quodlibet.[1]
- From falsehood anything [follows]: .
- Ex falso quodlibet.[1]
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | falsum | falsa |
| Genitive | falsī | falsōrum |
| Dative | falsō | falsīs |
| Accusative | falsum | falsa |
| Ablative | falsō | falsīs |
| Vocative | falsum | falsa |
Related terms edit
Related terms
References edit
- “falsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- falsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to distinguish true and false: vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicare
- to be misled by a vain hope: inani, falsa spe duci, induci
- to tell lies: falsa (pro veris) dicere
- to distinguish true and false: vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicare
- “falsum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “falsum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin